San Francisco Bay Area a region of champions!

Bay Area teams are on a roll right now. The 49ers are headed to the Super Bowl. The Giants have won two of the past three World Series. Stanford won the Rose Bowl. The A's went to the playoffs. So did the Sharks. The Warriors have the fifth-best record in the Western Conference!

Are you listening Oakland Raiders? California Golden Bears?

Here are some of the Bay Area's best eras in sports:

2010-present

Oct. 2010: Giants beat Rangers to win first World Series championship in 56 years

(Also in 2010: Sharks reach conference finals; Cal's basketball team wins first regular season conference championship in 50 years and reaches NCAA Tournament; Saint Mary's basketball team wins first NCAA Tournament game in 51 years, advances to Sweet 16; San Jose Earthquakes advance to conference finals)

2011: San Jose Sharks advance to conference finals

Oct. 2012: Giants beat Tigers to win World Series

(Also in 2012: Sharks reach the playoffs; San Jose Earthquakes reach the playoffs)

Jan. 1, 2013: Stanford beats Wisconsin to win Rose Bowl

Jan. 2013: 49ers beat Falcons to advance to Super Bowl

1989-90

Jan. 1989: 49ers beat Bengals to win Super Bowl

Advertisement

Oct. 1989: A's beat Giants to win World Series

(Also in 1989: Warriors reach playoffs; Stanford's basketball team reaches NCAA Tournament for first time in 47 years; Saint Mary's basketball team reaches NCAA Tournament for first time in 30 years)

Jan. 1990: 49ers beat Broncos to win Super Bowl

(Also in 1990: A's advance to World Series; Cal's football team beats Wyoming to win Copper Bowl; California's basketball team reaches NCAA Tournament for first time in 30 years)